Registrations

MBSS Fish Taxonomy Exam, Qualifying Score, 2004, 2006-2011

COE Certified Wetland Delineator, 1994

Highlights of Experience

Sarah, CRI’s Assessment and Planning Team Department Head, is a Senior Environmental Scientist with 29 years of experience in providing solutions for a wide range of natural resources management issues and specializing in preparing NEPA and other environmental documents, conducting field studies, assessments, and delineations; and providing natural resource permitting. Sarah’s leadership and expertise managing complex regulatory requirements makes her an integral member of highly successful project management teams. Highlights of Sarah’s experience include:

NEPA and Other Environmental Documents

prepares natural resources portions of NEPA and other environmental documents

delivers expertise in all aspects of process including background research, technical field work, impact analysis, document preparation and agency coordination

Tidal and Nontidal Wetlands

evaluates water quality and stream habitat through monitoring of chemical, physical and biological parameters, including benthic macroinvertebrates and fish

Field Studies

assesses vegetative communities for health, diversity and wildlife habitat potential as well as conducting rare, threatened and endangered species surveys and forest stand delineations

performs natural resource mapping for use in alternative analyses

conducts a variety of field studies and environmental assessments using the latest methodologies

conducts evaluations of stream health and stability and identifies potential sites for restoration

Water Quality Monitoring

performs water quality studies and is familiar with methods of physical and chemical analysis

has extensive experience in the application of biological monitoring protocols including EPA’s Rapid Bioassessment and Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS) methods for collection and analysis of data on habitat, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish

has achieved a qualifying score on the MBSS Fish Taxonomy exam and has expertise in analyzing and compiling monitoring data for reporting

Permitting and Regulation Management

expert in the various processes for obtaining natural resource permits and approvals